Bluey is already on the mend i've replaced two line fixing points with new eyes.
i was gonna get a dowel today, but the weather was good so i came home right from work so i could go to the beach
the local shop has CF tubes too, dont worry, i knew tube not rod, but i'm gussing it'll be about 9 pounds for a lenght, and the dowel, 50-80p lol. the rest of the yacht is nothing special, no need for CF here
apparently the keel WAS with the yacht when dad brought it home, its somewhere in the garage, maybe on the floor. i'll have to move his car out and have a good look. the keel is hollow, so a 1/32 ply tounge will sort it
there might be some dowel up there too. if not i'll measure what i have and go buy.
theres a few things on this yacht new to me. the sail is held on with hooks on a tight string. not rails like the 575, and the rear boom has many holes. only one makes the sail tight at all, the rest are all over the place.
I'll try and get some more pics of things soon. i'll also add this as a build page on my site.